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Cycle Speedway Teams Down the Ages

London South West: Battersea Eagles

About the team.

Track was in Nine Elms(Now Covent Garden Market).

Club Secretary: H. Edwards, 32 Rollo Street, Battersea SW.11.

Raced in the Battersea & District League.

In 1948 Stanley Blackwell of 16 Banbury Street, Battersea, SW.11 advertised for a place in a club in the Cycle Speedway Gazette(No 6).

Stan "Rory" Blackwell became the World record Drummer(see "London Aces" site).

Riders

  • Ken Archer
  • Ernest Black
  • Stan "Rory" Blackwell
  • Del Folgate
  • Lenny Gregg
  • Freddy Heath
  • Derek Merryweather